For Dreamers, Thinkers and Achievers
By Cheryl Mattox Berry The Olympics Watching the female athletes perform at the Olympics demonstrates once again how sports can play an important role in a girl or young woman’s life. When you read the back stories of the athletes, you’ll learn that many of them overcame tremendous odds on the road to Rio de […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry The last time I got together with girlfriends for Happy Hour, the conversation eventually turned to our aging bodies, specifically what we’d go under the knife to change. Survey said: boobs (perkier,) bellies (flatter) and erasing those facial lines that make us look tired and angry. Of course, we were under […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry During Sunday worship service, visitors were asked to stand. The young woman who welcomed them said, “We want to thank you guys for coming…” I don’t know what she said after that because my mind was stuck on the words “you guys.” Then, a woman sitting in the pew behind me […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry As shoppers hit the malls looking for the perfect Mother’s Day present, I’m reminded of all the gifts handed down to me from my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I’m blessed to have had these fierce, hardworking and loving women in my life. These are the things I learned from them: Josephine […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Being the feminist that I am, it’s great that women can pursue careers that have traditionally been reserved for men. But I’ve got to ask this question: Why would we want to do work that takes a toll on our body? I’m specifically talking about two jobs: a boxer and soldier […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Rarely do I spend time with women who are as jubilant as Pharrell describes in his Happy song, but I did this weekend. And you know what? It was infectious. Let me tell you about them: One of the women is my sorority sister who is a few weeks away from […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Change came to America in waves during the 1960s while I was playing jacks, working on my Girl Scout badges and cheerleading. The civil rights movement, migrant farmworkers movement, birth control pill, declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness, women’s rights and many more milestones in American history are explored in […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Whenever I’m in the company of younger women, I always ask whether they’re in a relationship. Surprisingly, most 20-somethings say they’re not dating because it’s too complicated. The reason: Social media. Excuse me, but doesn’t social media make it easy to approach someone and strike up a text exchange that leads […]
Continue ReadingSoul singer-songwriter Bettye LaVette is having the time of her life. In one week, LaVette said she lost a Grammy, turned 70 and got a new recording contract. The audience gave her a thunderous round of applause during a recent concert when she poked fun at the loss and marveled at her success at this […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey finally spoke out about her crushing loss to Holly Holm, but I wished she had just kept quiet. Rousey told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that she comtemplated suicide after losing the fight last November. Seriously, Ronda? I can understand being angry, disappointed and embarrassed. […]
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